On June 14 Randy Cohen, Associate AD for Medical Services at University of Arizona and Jamie DeRollo, Head Athletic Trainer at Modesto Junior College, presented to a full room of community college Athletic Directors from across the country at the National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) conference held in Dallas, TX. The topics included the medical model for athletic training and how if that model is not…
The FWATA Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce the spring quarter winner of the Excellence in Athletic Training Award. Each quarter, the Excellence in Athletic Training Award celebrates District 8 athletic trainers or athletic training student members who display an exceptional commitment to mentoring, professional development or enhancing the quality of health care. This quarter’s winner is Lisa Varnum MA, ATC. Lisa is an Assistant Athletic Trainer at UC Davis. Lisa has…
The FWATA Public Relations Committee Social Media team is highlighting members of District 8 each month. This month we are highlight District 8 Secretary Todd Hamburg. District 8 Monthly Member Highlight: Todd Hamburg, MS, LA, ATC Current Position: Head Athletic Trainer, Bonanza High School Current FWATA Title: Treasurer What first made you choose athletic training? What inspired you to become an athletic trainer? When I was in high school I…
Robbie Bowers, head athletic trainer at Rancho Bernardo High School, and Niki Dehner, head athletic trainer at Francis W. Parker School, have been co-named “Athletic Trainer of the Year” by the San Diego High Schools Athletic Trainers’ Association. The peer nominated award is given to athletic trainers who have demonstrated a commitment to protecting student athletes and the community, and upholding the standards of the profession. Bowers currently serves as…
San Luis Sports Therapy/Movement for Life athletic trainers collected used athletic shoes at the high schools the serve during National Athletic Training Month. The shoes were then donated to One World Running, an international program promoting an awareness of health, fitness and nutrition by providing running shoes to those in need in the United States and around the world. Thank you to athletic trainers Amy Silveira (Nipomo HS), Matt Quijano…
Community College Athletic Trainers Association – Brad McReynolds at Saddleback College won 2016 NATA College/University Athletic Trainers AT of Year award for Community Colleges. This will be awarded in Baltimore at NATA. California Community College AT’s will meet for lunch at FWATA in Kona on Wednesday July 13th for general meeting and Hall of Fame awards. Courtesy of Alison Aubert with California Community College Athletic Trainers
We are happy to announce that Kailua High School, King Kekaulike High School, and Sacred Hearts Academy have received the NATA Safe Sports School 1st Team Award. Kailua High School was the first school on Oahu this calendar year to receive the award and King Kekaulike is the first school in Maui to receive this award. Overall, the state of Hawaii has had five schools total be awarded the NATA…
The 2016 Bailey Arnheim Games hosted by Long Beach State University was successfully held on April 10. The competition consisted of students from Long Beach State University, California State University Northridge, San Diego State University, Concordia University, and Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC). The event was started with a presentation and lab led by March Reichling, ATC, CES (UCLA) regardiing functionl approaches to rehabilitation techniques. Post-Lecture students participated in a…
Scott Tucker is currently in his 31st year as the Head Athletic Trainer for Cypress College (Cypress, CA). He came straight out of graduate school to assume this position from the infamous University of Utah, where he also taught Athletic Training Courses. Scott serves as the health care professional responsible for acute treatment, preventative medicine, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries for the 14 sports programs at Cypress College. In addition…
In honor of Brain Injury Awareness and National Athletic Training month my sports medicine students and I created a campaign called 50-a-day. The 23 of us, our AD, and the Lindsey family each committed to displaying a fact about TBI on a green balloon and a fact about AT on a blue balloon. We then carried these balloons with us all day. Every day this week each of us had…
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